The Guernsey
Roll of Service
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Introduction
During 2011 it is the Group's intention that the
Roll of Service for Guernsey is progressively assembled on this
website and will undertaken on an alphabetic basis. The method
will be similar to the approach adopted for the Guernsey
Roll of Honour to be found on the site, in that the starting
point will be the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry's nominal roll,
listed in "Diex Aix" by Major Edwin Parks in 1992,
supplemented by his lists of those for the "D" Company
Royal Irish Regiment, "D" Company Royal Irish Fusiliers,
9th Divisionional Ammunition Column, 321 & 329 Quarry Companies
Royal Engineers and 245 (Guernsey) Army Troops Company Royal
Engineers.
These will be supplimented by details from war
diaries, Medal index Cards and surviving service records from
the National Archive. In addition, the Guernsey Press &
Weekly Press, The Guernsey Star and La Gazette de Guernesey
all carry lists, photographs, family details and obituaries.
The latter often enable us to match census records to the individual.
Australian & Canadian and French records are also being
searched.
In addition, we will try to locate the records of
those Frenchmen who left Guernsey to serve in the French Army
and Navy.
Inclusion will be made in the revised Roll of Service using
the following criteria:
- Guernsey born
- Guernsey parents (one or both)
- Residents
- Service in the RGM including the Permanent Staff
- Schooling in Guernsey
- Service in Guernsey while serving with the
- RGM, RGLI or other Guernsey based unit
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About
an Individual's Entry
Wherever possible, the details listed will be appropriate
to an individual at the time of the Armistice in 1918, or earlier
if discharged as result of an injury, sickness or for other reasons.
For a number of individuals, an entry "Further
investigation required" has been included, and this primarily for those
where there is insufficient detail to identify them more clearly by a unique service
number for example, or that there is evidence that they enlisted. It is not meant
to imply "non-existence", rather that the "paper trail" is
inadequate.
Alphabetic Index of Names
The database can be searched by surname
or awards
Spreadsheets are only available to Group members
Future
Developments
It is also intended that documents and photographs
that can "bring to life" those listed in the Roll of
Service will be incorporated. For this, the Group will welcome
any additional material in terms of personal papers and photographs.
© 2011 Roger Frisby
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